On This Day

Friday, August 21, 1942

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Yankees 79 41 .658 --
Red Sox 68 51 .571 10.5
Indians 63 56 .529 15.5
Browns 62 59 .512 17.5
Tigers 61 62 .496 19.5
White Sox 51 63 .447 25.0
Senators 47 69 .405 30.0
Athletics 48 78 .381 34.0

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Dodgers 81 35 .698 --
Cardinals 75 42 .641 6.5
Giants 65 54 .546 17.5
Reds 59 58 .504 22.5
Pirates 54 61 .470 26.5
Cubs 55 68 .447 29.5
Braves 48 72 .400 35.0
Phillies 32 79 .288 46.5

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Phil Rizzuto 5
2 George Case 3
2 Doc Cramer 3
2 Joe DiMaggio 3
2 7 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Walker Cooper 1
1 Joe Gordon 1
1 Charlie Keller 1
1 Barney McCosky 1
1 3 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Tony Lupien 4
2 Walker Cooper 3
2 Joe Gordon 3
2 Charlie Keller 3
2 Mickey Vernon 3

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Phil Rizzuto 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 Mel Harder 0.30
2 Johnny Beazley 0.27
2 Hal White 0.27
4 Marius Russo 0.22
5 Dutch Dietz 0.18

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 1
1 Mel Harder 1
1 Bill Lee 1
1 Marius Russo 1
1 2 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Beazley 3
1 Joe Beggs 3
1 Dutch Dietz 3
1 Mel Harder 3
1 2 others tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Lindell 1
1 Mike Ryba 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .351
2 Pete Reiser .338
3 Joe Gordon .337
4 Stan Spence .331
5 Johnny Pesky .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 26
2 Charlie Keller 22
2 Chet Laabs 22
4 Mel Ott 21
5 3 tied 20

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 111
2 Joe DiMaggio 85
3 Charlie Keller 83
4 Bobby Doerr 82
4 Joe Gordon 82

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 30
2 Joe Kuhel 20
3 Mickey Vernon 17
4 Phil Rizzuto 16
5 Don Gutteridge 15

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Larry French 1.40
2 Mort Cooper 1.93
3 Johnny Beazley 2.15
4 Hal Newhouser 2.21
5 Tiny Bonham 2.22

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 16
1 Claude Passeau 16
3 Johnny Beazley 15
3 Tiny Bonham 15
3 2 others tied 15

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 129
2 Mort Cooper 110
3 Bobo Newsom 105
4 Bucky Walters 93
5 Al Benton 92

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hugh Casey 10
1 Johnny Murphy 10
3 Ace Adams 8
4 Joe Beggs 7
5 Johnny Sain 6

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .442
2 Bob Johnson .415
3 Stan Hack .400
4 Lennie Merullo .395
5 Charlie Keller .393

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 6
1 Bill Nicholson 6
3 Joe Gordon 4
3 Rudy York 4
5 4 tied 3

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 24
2 Bob Elliott 14
3 Dolph Camilli 13
3 Vince DiMaggio 13
5 4 tied 12

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 4
1 Terry Moore 4
3 Les Fleming 3
4 Luke Appling 2
4 13 others tied 2

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Tommy Bridges 0.00
2 Al Hollingsworth 0.44
3 Bill McGee 0.60
4 Johnny Lanning 0.69
5 Curt Davis 0.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Johnny Beazley 3
1 Tiny Bonham 3
1 Carl Hubbell 3
1 Tex Hughson 3
1 5 others tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 21
2 Joe Dobson 17
3 Murry Dickson 15
3 Hank Gornicki 15
3 Virgil Trucks 15

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Ace Adams 2
2 Al Benton 1
2 George Caster 1
2 Murry Dickson 1
2 10 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Enos Slaughter .380
2 Ted Williams .377
3 Lou Novikoff .375
4 George Case .371
5 Mel Ott .366

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Charlie Keller 11
2 Mel Ott 8
2 Babe Young 8
4 Joe Gordon 7
4 2 others tied 7

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Charlie Keller 39
2 Enos Slaughter 25
3 Dolph Camilli 24
4 Vince DiMaggio 23
4 Joe Gordon 23

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 12
2 Dom DiMaggio 6
2 Phil Rizzuto 6
4 Wally Moses 5
5 6 tied 4

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Bill McGee 0.50
2 Johnny Humphries 1.02
3 Max Macon 1.24
4 Hal Schumacher 1.33
5 Al Javery 1.42

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Tex Hughson 6
1 Max Lanier 6
3 Johnny Beazley 5
3 Tiny Bonham 5
3 3 others tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 34
2 Johnny Beazley 31
3 Whit Wyatt 29
4 Tex Hughson 27
5 2 tied 26

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Joe Beggs 4
2 Ed Head 3
2 Mike Ryba 3
4 Ace Adams 2
4 4 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Ted Williams .359
2 Pete Reiser .350
3 Joe Gordon .336
4 Johnny Pesky .324
5 Joe Medwick .324

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Ted Williams 35
2 Dolph Camilli 29
2 Rudy York 29
4 Chet Laabs 28
5 Mel Ott 27

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Ted Williams 138
2 Dolph Camilli 113
3 Jeff Heath 102
4 Chet Laabs 100
5 Bobby Doerr 99

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 George Case 44
2 Joe Kuhel 22
3 Mickey Vernon 21
4 Phil Rizzuto 20
5 2 tied 17

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Johnny Beazley 2.09
2 Tiny Bonham 2.15
3 Max Lanier 2.21
4 Curt Davis 2.29
5 Johnny Allen 2.32

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Whit Wyatt 21
2 Claude Passeau 19
3 Tiny Bonham 18
4 Spud Chandler 17
4 3 others tied 17

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Johnny Vander Meer 180
2 Bobo Newsom 154
3 Whit Wyatt 138
4 Mort Cooper 131
5 Bucky Walters 130

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Johnny Murphy 16
2 Hugh Casey 14
3 Ace Adams 9
3 Joe Beggs 9
5 Johnny Sain 6